Police Commission Receives 705,352 Applications

POLICE Service Commission (PSC) has disclosed that it has received a total of 705,352 applications from candidates seeking employment into the Nigeria Police Force.

The breakdown showed that 202, 427 applicants applied for the position of Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police; 169,446 for the position of Cadet Inspector and 333,479 for the position of Constables.

In a statement by the PSC Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani on Tuesday in Abuja, he said the commission planned to recruit 500 Cadet ASPs, 500 Cadet Inspectors, 1,500 Specialist Officers and 7, 500 Constables in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to deploy fresh 10,000 citizens into the Force aimed at reducing unemployment as well as strengthening the Police adding that the PSC Chairman, Dr. Mike Okiro, has approved the application process.

“The Police Service Commission has at 7.30am on  Tuesday, April 19th, received 705,352 applications from applicants who are seeking employment into the recently advertised 10,000 vacancies into the Nigeria Police Force.

“President Muhammadu Buhari at last year’s National Security Summit had approved the recruitment of 10,000 policemen into the nation’s Police Force to reinforce the Nigeria Police for better service”, he said.

Similarly, the PSC has pledged to reform the nation’s Police Force to ensure accountability in the conduct of police officers adding that the present administration is keen to changing the usual mindset against the Police to the public which he said has affected the efficiency and productivity of the personnel.